Fishing lure



y 15, 1952 F. c. POLLARD 2,603,024

FISHING LURE Filed May 29, 1947 2 SHEETSSHEET 1 IN VEN TOR.

flaw/f C. PoZZZiffcz ATTORNEYS y 1952 F. c. POLLARD 2,603,024

FISHING LURE Filed May 29, 1947 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 v I ,7 42 @r 39 4/ f 2,

INVENTOR.

Frat 72/f C. PoZZd m ATTD R N EYE Patented July 15, 1952 I 2,603,324 v FISHING-LURE; f. I'

I Frank C;l ollardnltah lyi'arM01: 1 I I Application May 29, leggiser iai-nc. 7511231; f

present invention relates to fishing lures "siteside 'of' the portion2i Thei pressurefof the ha-1143i on t'he-por'tion 2 or the-distanceebeand more particularlyrto fishing lures including a spinner adapted to belocated on the shaft of :ea fish :lure: or onthe. shankota fish hook to simulate a minnow and reflectlight rays ;to1attract thefish' which are sought.

The spinner 'of 'my' invention comprises a highly polished curved sheet orplate ofmetal, ing'ani aperture in one end portionthereof mode Ihave thus far devisedgfhut it willbeun derstocd that various changes fandalterati-ons 5 may be-ma-de in-the exemplified structurewithin the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure l is an elevational view of an embodiment of my invention as attached to the shank of a hook;

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof;

Figure 3 isa longitudinal sectional view of Figure 1 showing the spinning construction more clearly;

Figure 4 is a side elevational view showing an embodiment of my invention interposed between a fish hook and fishing line with the spinner in dormant position;

Figure 5 is the same with the spinner in extended position;

Figure 6 is another form of my invention with the spinner in dormant position; and

Figure '7 is the same, with the spinner in extended position.

Referring now to the drawings wherein I have illustrated the present preferred embodiment of my invention, I use a conventional hook I0 having a shank H and attaching eye l2 for the attachment to a swivel l3 which is attached to a fishing line 14, and a curved portion terminating in a barb [6.

On the shank ll spaced from the eye 12, I fashion a stop I! for a ball I8, which acts as a bearing for the spinner IS. The spinner comprises a strip of metal or a plate of a concaveconvex shape, which is bent at to form the short angular portion 2| having an aperture or sloppy opening 22 considerably larger than the shank diameter to permit free rotation of the spinner about the shank or swiveling longitudinally of the shank. As shown in Figures 1 and 3, one side of the portion 21 bears against the ball l8 while the ball 23 bears against the oppo- "which is -loosel-y mounted-on-theshaft of the fish- *tweeu the baill's i t and- 23 determines the pitch of the spinner the angular relation ofthe "spinner 'with'the' hank u duringt-herotation of "the spinner; Y

The pressure-of the ball 23is -occasioned by 'th'e'use offthe co'il 'sprin'g' 24'which 'is threadably engaged' withthe'coil spr-ing-fZE' Dy the engageinentoE thei-rhelicaIs which is xed to theslfank 1-1 inwardly-of the'eye'"l2.- Rotation or the sprlng '24 -forthe variance I of the pr'es'sure thereof against ball 23 is attained -'through the ined i-um of the knurled sleeve zewmeneswem creased or*decreased, as desired, "thus increasing r or diminishing--thespace between the balls and, as stated, it is the pressure of spring 24 that determines the pitch or the angular relation of the spinner with the shank. Thus in one spacing of the balls the free end portion of the spinner will be substantially parallel to the shank and with another spacing of the balls the spinner will lie at an acute angle to the shank. A stop 2'l formed on the shank Ii, inwardly of the eye i2, limits the action of the spring 25 rearwardly by contact of the sleeve 26 with the stop. Conventional lures 28 and 29 may be secured to the hook if found desirable.

In Figures 4 and 5, the spinner may be secured on the shaft 30 which has an eye 3| formed on one end thereof for the eye 32 of the hook shank 33, and a resilient clasp 34 formed as a continuation of the eye 32 permits the selective use of small beads or bearings 35 to maintain close or loose spacing of the bearing beads 36 and 31 on the shaft 30 on opposite sides of the spinner H1, in engagement with the portion 2|. The varying of the spacing of the beads or bearings permitting the free end of the spinner to lie substantially parallel to the shaft in one spacing thereof and to lie at an acute angle to the shaft at another spacing thereof.

With the small beads spaced on the shaft 30 within the clasp 34, as seen in Figure 4, and the bearing bead 36 in contact with the clasp 34 and the bearing bead 31 fixed to the stop 38 inwardly of the eye 39 to which the swivel I3 is connected, which'in turn is connected to line M, the spinner is free to swivel and rotate, as shown in dotted lines, while in Figure 5, with the bearing beads 35 outwardly of the clasp 34, and closely engaging the bearing bead 36 which in turn closely engages the spinner [9, the pitch or the angular relation of the spinner I9 to the shaft 30 is changed. The bearing bead 31 is stationary and fixed to the shaft 30 by the stop 38 while the spinner engaging bearing bead 36 is adjustable as shown by the movement of the beads 35.

As shown in Figure 6, the spinner is retained at a low pitch or substantially parallel to the shaft by placing one of the bearing beads 35 outwardly of the clasp 34 and back pull or resistance in the water is almost eliminated because the spinner blade turns only fast enough to create an optical illusion and to look like a minnow. In this form of the invention, the bearing bead 31 is replaced a by the stop 40 fixed to the shaft 30 inwardly of the eye 28, and the lure 4| is connected to the eye 3| by the ring 42. To change the pitch of thesplnner as in Figure 6. the clasp 34 is hooked ings, the bearings in one spaced relation thereof permitting the free end portion of the plate to lie substantially parallel to the shaft and in another spaced relation thereof permitting the free end portion to lie in a substantially acute angular relation to the shaft.

over the shaft 30 with only one of the bearing" beads 35 slid outwardly of the clasp and the pitch of the spinner may be thus changed until all of the bearing beads are positioned as in Figure 5.

The high pitch or the acute angular relation of the spinner to the shaft is illustrated with dotted lines, in Figure 4. The spinner goes to work as an overrunning friction clutch; it spins rapidly about the shaft and in doing so transmits sufilcient friction upon its bearing as to cause the spinner shaft 30 to rotate slowly, the swivel I3 permitting rotation of this shaft. The spinner.

when set at the highest pitch or at an acute angle 1 V2. p The apparatus as described in claim 1, wherein said means comprises a plurality of beads arranged on said shaft, and a clasp for selectively engaging said beads.

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